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  • Sun, October 30, 2016 3:07 PM | Bob Howell

    Ride Name: Halloween Eve Ride in Southern Maryland.

    Leader:  Bob Howell.

    Members:  Pano Gianniotis. 

    Guests:  None.

    Route:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17399443.

    Weather:  Fantastic for this time of year.  I am sure that many were out and about today and know what the weather was like.

    AMS: 16.1 for me and 16.4 for Pano. But we stayed together the entire ride.  I led for the 1st half of ride and Pano led for the 2nd half of ride.  Go figure.

    Distance:  51.2 miles.

    Report:  Just before 9:00 AM I was the only one at Oak Ridge Park.  A few minutes later as I was about to make a decision whether to do the ride solo or forget about the ride Pano pulled into the parking area.  What a sight for sore eyes.  People who have participated in rides from Oak Ridge Park know what a treat they are about to enjoy.  Words can not describe the scenery we observed today.  As far as the highways and byways we travelled see the GPS route number for details.  And to add to the scenery there were rest stops at Chaptico Market and Wicomico Shores.  Chaptico Market speaks for itself and the view at Wicomico Shores is just so soothing.  Great weather, great ride, and great company.  Thanks again Pano for attending the ride!  Take care.  Later.

  • Sun, October 30, 2016 2:00 PM | Deleted user

    Leader:  Calvin Conyers

    Members:  Dan Donahue, Linda Bankerd, Paul Bankerd, Wal Roscello, and Rodney Palmer

    Report:  With the morning football game ending in a tie, it was great to shed the frustration by getting on our bikes.  And, the weather was just perfect.  Linda's computer registered 83.  Bright Sunshine, and calm wind.  Lot's to enjoy.  The faster riders added more miles by consistently circling back to escort Paul and me at the back.  Linda added about 6 more miles this way, while both Walt and Dan had many more  from riding to the start.  It was nice visiting the Smallwood marina again.   Thanks all for coming out.

  • Sun, October 30, 2016 9:30 AM | Deleted user

    We held our Sunday Morning Mountain Bike Ride at Rosaryville starting at 9:30am. We were treated to near perfect weather, and our group grew to 10 riders. We started out on the trail clockwise, part way thru we broke into two groups with the faster riders leading. At the inner loop were able to regroup and follow the inner loop in a figure 8 pattern. After the inner loop the group re-grouped and finished up the ride. After the ride some of the riders headed over to check out cycle-cross race.


    Barry Howard

    Ride Leader

  • Sun, October 30, 2016 9:00 AM | Anonymous

    Ride Leader:  Blake Altman

    Date: October30, 2016

    Ride Name:  About Nanjemoy

    Ride Distance:  47 Miles

    Average Speed of the Ride:  19.1

    Ride Class:  AA/3 Sport

    Mechanical Issues: None

    Mishaps: None

    Weather:  Upper 60’s to upper 70’s!, mostly sunny, very nice

    Guest Riders:  None

    Member Riders:  Steve Koegle, Michael Blaine, Darin King, George Valenzuela, David Kemp

    Ride Report:

    We had a nice turn-out for an AA ride for a change although Michael and David were only with us for the first 10 miles of the ride.  The rest of us stayed pretty much together though out the ride and waited whenever anyone dropped behind.  Some of our riders hadn’t been on the bike in a while but everyone rode strong – so good going!  This was a new route and the consensus is it is a good one; I’ll add it to the rotation.  Good times!

  • Sun, October 30, 2016 8:30 AM | Diane Harris (Administrator)

    It promised to be a beautiful day and it was once the temperature rose.  it started off cool and most of us had either long sleeves or arm warmers or jackets, and knickers, tights, or leg warmers.  There were seven of us, Jan Tucker, Shelly Ann Sinclair, Matt Schwaler, Barbara and Ron Haney, Ken Meredith, and me.  For the most part the group stayed together, with climbs separating those that could climb from those that are still working on improving their climbing skills (me!).  We always regrouped.  The ride ended with no mishaps and before noon, giving us the rest of the day to enjoy other activities.  Thanks to all that joined me on this ride.  Ride leader's ams was 15.8.

  • Sat, October 29, 2016 10:00 AM | Deleted user

    Ride Leader:  Calvin Conyers

    Members:  Rodney Palmer, Bill Blankenship

    Guest:  Jesse Hicks

    Incidents:  None

    Report:  This All Class ride was added on short notice in anticipation of very promising weather.  We were not disappointed as temps reached near 75 post ride with brilliant sunshine.  Just a great day to ride. It was great having my old friend Bill Blankenship to drive down from Baltimore to join us after fighting heavy traffic on the Beltway.  Thanks Bill.  Also, it was great having Jesse Hicks join us as a guest after we "recruited him".  He is already a strong rider, with a very pleasant personality.  We all enjoyed great stories and some nice music.  Thanks Jesse.  I am hoping he will be joining us on additional rides.  Thanks all for coming.

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    Sat, October 29, 2016 9:30 AM | Stephen Palincsar (Administrator)

    Ride leader: Steve Palincsar

    Members: Jill Thompson-Reise, Doug Lesar, Debby Bowman, Pat Walthers, Mike Bivens and PPTC members Louis Goetz, Bill Dennen, Tom Johnathan, Bill Steiglitz, Norm Sanderstrom, Meg Tipperman, Bruce Ralfsen (guessing at some of those hard-to-read names)

    Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5031987  62.7 miles (a little longer as ridden because we had to detour around closed Cyclorama Rd in the Battlefield) and 3344' of elevation gain, according to RWGPS (some thought the elevation gain must have been much more because of how hard it felt, but I think that had more to do with the wind than the elevation gain)

    Weather: What a temperature range today!  Low 50s at the start, rising to almost 80 degrees by the time we got to Emmitsburg the second time; sunny, windy.  A thoroughly amazing day that didn't seem at all like late October.

    Mishaps & mechanicals: none, unless you count bugs in the eye (me, on Kelbaugh, bad enough to make me stop and use eye drops to make the pain stop) and in the mouth (judging from the coughing, more than a few and more than just me).  Bruce had an injury that was acting up, so he turned around shortly after the start.

    AMS: 11.8

    This was a joint OHBike/PPTC ride, and we had a large group that quickly split into a fast group that we saw briefly at the first rest stop in Fairfield, and a CC group consisting of me, Jill, Debby, Pat, Mike, Norm and Bill that stayed together and was simply wonderful to ride with.  Things got off to a rocky start, as Thurmont Community Park was closed due to an evening Halloween event, so everyone had to relocate to the Middle School at mile 0.8 on the route (up the hill on Water St and take the first left) and we left almost a half hour late, but once we got under way things went well.  The fast group disappeared, as they are wont to do, particularly on PPTC rides, but the CC group stuck together throughout the entire ride until the last rest stop at Mt St Mary's. 

    Knowing what lay ahead on Kelbaugh (other than the hills around the Devil's Den, the hardest part of the ride) we took a break at the student center - well, all of us knew except Jill, who didn't understand why we were taking a break only 5 or 6 miles from the end and went on ahead and by the end of the ride discovered exactly why we'd taken a rest. 

    When we started on the final leg Pat and Debby decided to skip Kelbaugh and stay on St Anthonys, crossing Rt 15 at Orndorf.  We've come back that way in the past, but the route's currently complicated by the closure of the Roddy covered bridge due to damage, forcing a detour.  It must have added a few miles, because they arrived at least 10 or 15 minutes later than the group that stayed on Kelbaugh. 

    Jill added a few bonus miles at the end, too, going past the turn on Summit (very easy to do if you're intently focussed on the climb up the hill on Water Street) and getting directions from a local resident that turned out be to a different school in town.

    http://proposals.goeducationaltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Picketts1.jpg


  • Fri, October 28, 2016 10:00 AM | Randy Schoch

    Ride Leader: Randy Schoch 

    Members: Jim Hudnall, Steve Palincsar, and Larry Peed.

    Guests: None

    Weather: Clear, very windy, raw and low 50's!

    Route: IHRT 

    Mishaps & Mechanicals: None

    AMS: 12 mph (leaders)

    Few riders and very few tail users on the unfavorable morning for a bike ride. This ride should have been cancelled. After the ride, Larry and I went to the local Episcopal Church for fried fish dinners to take home for our wives. Excellent fish dinners.

     

     


  • Thu, October 27, 2016 10:30 AM | Stephen Palincsar (Administrator)

    Ride leader: Steve Palincsar

    Members: Joan Oppel, Holly Carr, Jim Hudnall

    Weather: cloudy/overcast, breezy, cool - high 50s at the start rising to 62 or so until the rain started, at which point it fell to the high 50s.

    Route: We set out on a 40 mile route to Magruders Ferry, Croom, Celestial and Truman Manor https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17336517 but a weather check at Magruders showed the predicted window of clear weather narrowing, and as we got to Celestial I decided to shorten, so we skipped Truman Manor and Gallant Green and went up Young to the Moreland Market.  After the break we cut some more, taking the direct way back to the Five Points.  The clouds were clearing and sun was breaking through as we rode through Charles County, but once across the PG County line the sky grew dark and ominous.  Just past Baden we rode through a storm cell with lightning and thunder in the distance and a fine mist that suddenly became a hard rain that lasted until we got to Lena's.  We sheltered for a few minutes as the rain cleared, then continued on.  The final route was 33.6 miles.

    Mishaps & mechanicals: none

    AMS: 12.6

    Only a few braved the weather forecast today, but we had a good ride.   Although the forecast said the rain would hold off until at least 2 pm, we ran into the edges of a small isolated storm cell and so encountered a few minutes of rain.

  • Tue, October 25, 2016 3:41 PM | Barbara Haney (Administrator)

    Leader: Barbara Haney

    Members: Rob Haney, Alan Kurzweil, Jan Tucker, Daryl Lowery, Tom Roberts, Chris Fairhall, Sam Perry (Karen Morgan rode with us but signed in with CC, as did Mike Bivens in the second half)


    Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16683183, a counter clockwise loop to Goose Bay via Hawthorne/Ripley/Poorhouse, return via Rose Hill/Pomfret

    Weather: quite cool, low to mid 50s, possible reaching 60 by the end, breezy (up to about 12 mph from the NW), sunny

    AMS: 16.1 for leader

    Mechanicals/Mishaps: just one dropped chain leaving Goose Bay on the little hill onto Brentland

    Report: It was a pretty good turnout, considering the forecast for a 10-20 mph wind, which fortunately stayed in the lower end of the range. Most of us had on some level of winter gear, since it was chilly to start, but we warmed up somewhat, especially whenever we were in the sun. With the NW wind, though, it never really felt very warm. The CC group led out, and they and a small contingent of A/Bs made the light to cross 210; they rode together until the rest caught up and then the A/Bs rode on ahead, breaking into smaller groups on Mt. Pisgah (Hawthorne) but all reaching Goose Bay with minutes of each other. Unfortunately it was not a great day to sit on the porch in the shade, and the store was closed for the day. Daryl had to leave immediately to get to work, and the rest stood in the sun for a bit, then continued on our way, knowing we still had Rose Hill and Pomfret to climb. The second half proceeded pretty much the same as the first, but with a more noticeable headwind, and we all returned safely to Bryans Road, where it still felt chilly. Probably we just aren't acclimated yet, as it was just last week that it was feeling like summer. Thanks to all those who rode today!

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